Program: gdcm
Module: $RCSfile: gdcmDictEntry.h,v $
Language: C++
- Date: $Date: 2004/10/12 04:35:45 $
- Version: $Revision: 1.18 $
+ Date: $Date: 2005/01/06 13:35:38 $
+ Version: $Revision: 1.23 $
Copyright (c) CREATIS (Centre de Recherche et d'Applications en Traitement de
l'Image). All rights reserved. See Doc/License.txt or
#ifndef GDCMDICTENTRY_H
#define GDCMDICTENTRY_H
-#include "gdcmCommon.h"
+#include "gdcmBase.h"
namespace gdcm
{
* - the owner group
* - etc.
*/
-class GDCM_EXPORT DictEntry
+class GDCM_EXPORT DictEntry : public Base
{
public:
DictEntry(uint16_t group,
- uint16_t element,
- std::string vr = "Unknown",
- std::string fourth = "Unknown",
- std::string name = "Unknown");
+ uint16_t element,
+ TagName const & vr = GDCM_UNKNOWN,
+ TagName const & fourth = GDCM_UNKNOWN,
+ TagName const & name = GDCM_UNKNOWN);
static TagKey TranslateToKey(uint16_t group, uint16_t element);
- void SetVR(std::string const & vr);
+ void SetVR(TagName const & vr);
/// \brief tells if the V(alue) R(epresentation) is known (?!)
/// @return
- bool IsVRUnknown() { return VR == "??"; }
+ bool IsVRUnknown() { return VR == GDCM_UNKNOWN; }
/// \brief Returns the Dicom Group Number of the current DictEntry
/// @return the Dicom Group Number
/// \brief Returns the Dicom Value Representation of the current
/// DictEntry
/// @return the Dicom Value Representation
- std::string GetVR() { return VR; }
+ const TagName & GetVR() const { return VR; }
/// \brief sets the key of the current DictEntry
/// @param k New key to be set.
- void SetKey(std::string const & k) { Key = k; }
+ void SetKey(TagName const & k) { Key = k; }
/// \brief returns the Fourth field of the current DictEntry
/// \warning NOT part of the Dicom Standard.
/// May be REMOVED an any time. NEVER use it.
/// @return The Fourth field
- std::string GetFourth() { return Fourth; }
+ const TagName & GetFourth() const { return Fourth; }
/// \brief Returns the Dicom Name of the current DictEntry
/// e.g. "Patient Name" for Dicom Tag (0x0010, 0x0010)
/// @return the Dicom Name
- std::string GetName() { return Name; }
+ const TagName & GetName() const { return Name; }
/// \brief Gets the key of the current DictEntry
/// @return the key.
- std::string GetKey() { return Key; }
+ const TagName & GetKey() const { return Key; }
private:
/// \todo FIXME
/// \brief Value Representation i.e. some clue about the nature
/// of the data represented e.g. "FD" short for
/// "Floating Point Double" (see \ref VR)
- std::string VR;
+ TagName VR;
/**
* \brief AVOID using the following fourth field at all costs.
* - LLO = Left Lateral Oblique
* .
*/
- std::string Fourth;
+ TagName Fourth;
/// e.g. "Patient's Name"
- std::string Name;
+ TagName Name;
/// Redundant with (group, element) but we add it for efficiency purpose.
TagKey Key;